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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -
University of New Mexico women's basketball coach Don Flanagan announced the signing of Christian Shelter to a National Letter-of-Intent today. Shelter, a 6-1 guard/forward from Mobile, Ala., led Faith Academy to two consecutive Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) Class 3A state titles. Shelter will join incoming freshmen Amy Beggin (Roseville Area High School/Maplewood, Minn.), Valerie Kast (Gallup High School/Estonia) and Eileen Weissmann (Loyola Academy/Chicago, Ill.) as members of the Lobo women's basketball program in the fall.

Christian Shelter, a 6-1 guard/forward from Mobile Alabama, joins the Lobos from Faith Academy. Shelter was named the AISA player of the year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and was a first team member of the Mobile Press Register sweet 16. Shelter averaged 20.7 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks a game last season and is the all-time leader in those three categories at Faith Academy.

Head Coach Don Flanagan on Christian Shelter, "We are excited to have Christian at New Mexico. She is an athletic player that shoots the ball well and she is also a great person and student.